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The Doclopedia #993
Unsuccessful Comic Book Heroes: SuperMom Genre: Humor, Supers
In the mid 60s, Slammo Comics really wanted to jump on the “superheros with problems” bandwagon that the big comic company had ridden to amazing success. The main problem was that the big company had already done all the cool characters. True, Slammo did have a decent hit with “The Black Hunter”, which featured one of the first African American heroes, but they were having a hell of a time coming up with something else.
They must have been grabbing at straws to introduce “SuperMom”, one Renee Knotts, a wife and mother of three who, besides living in suburbia and dealing with various family issues, had the bad luck to get exposed to some radioactive liquid one day. Sure enough, Renee got super powers and then sort of fell into fighting crime…when she wasn’t tending sick kids, cooking dinner, going to PTA meetings or explaining to her husband where she got those bruises.
As you might expect, the problems of a suburban wife/mother/superhero didn’t exactly have young boys clamoring to buy the latest issue. Actually, girls didn’t like it much either. After limping along for 8 issues, it got cut from Slammo’s lineup.
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The Doclopedia #994
Quick Recipes From Around The Multiverse: Mouse Soup Genre: Humor, Post Apocalypse
“Ok, so first, ya gotta find an old house or farm where they had a garden. Man, you find an old farm and yer eatin’ good! Just water the veggies or trees or whatever and wait for stuff to ripen up. If you can find a chicken or duck that ain’t gone all mutant, then you can use it in the soup, but me, I just use mice cos they’re all over and they don’t go mutant. ‘Course, it does take about a dozen for a good pot of soup, but hey, you’ll be eatin’ it for 3-4 days.
Anyway, ya kill the mice, then skin ’em. Yeah, yeah, there’s more meat on a rat or squirrel, but they all went mutant and now they’re like rodent piranhas. So, ya pot the mice in the pot with carrots and taters and whatever the hell ya got and ya simmer it over yer fire for an hour or so.
Then ya eat it cos ya probably ain’t had nothin’ to eat for days.”
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The Doclopedia #995
Quick Recipes From Around The Multiverse: Egg Of Fire Lizard, Fried With Scallions Genre: Humor, Fantasy
As recorded in his book “Elven Cooking For The Not Especially Bright”, by Tarkin Springflower:
Ingredients:
1 Fire Lizard egg, fetched within 2 hours of being laid
1 cup scallions, finely chopped
A pinch of salt
1 teaspoon of butter
In a mithril frying pan, lightly saute the scallions in the butter, then add the salt and the egg. While this is going on, you should have several humans & dwarves fighting the angry female Fire Lizard. Keep a close eye on the contents of your pan so as not to overcook it. When the yolk begins to turn red, remove from the heat and let rest for 2-3 minutes. Use this time to heal the wounded, reminding them that Fire Lizard skins are worth good money.
Serve this dish with a fine wine and a nice crusty bread.
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